Gregory Vincent, vice president for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, will lead a committee to make recommendations to the president of UT Austin about the Jefferson Davis statue on campus. Vincent stands near the statue during a press conference Tuesday, June 23, 2015 on campus. Photo by Brittney Martin/Staff reporter.

Update 4:10 PM: UT Austin President Gregory L. Fenves announced Tuesday that he will convene a committee of students, faculty and alumni to "discuss the future of the Jefferson Davis statue" and present him with recommendations.

Gregory Vincent, vice president for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, will lead the committee and expects to make recommendations this summer concerning the Davis statue and potentially three other Confederate-affiliated statues on campus.

"It's about history, but it also about making sure that we have a campus community that is inclusive and welcoming to all," Vincent told reporters Tuesday. "We want to make sure that we strike the right balance."

Original 12:50 PM: AUSTIN—Two statues featuring Confederate historical figures on the University of Texas at Austin campus were spray-painted overnight Monday with the words “Black Lives Matter” in red.

Over 2200 people have signed a petition started by UT Student Government on Sunday to have one of the defaced statues, featuring Jefferson Davis, removed from the campus. Davis served as the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

“It is impossible to reach the full potential of an inclusive and progressive learning institution while putting an idol of our darkest days on a pedestal,” the petition reads.

UT President Gregory L. Fenves met with student government leaders Monday to discuss removing the statue. Both parties say the meeting was productive.

“They are working together to forge a process for the university to review the request to take down the statue,” said UT spokesman Gary Susswein.